But David Stockman recently described a possible mechanism — and it involves no less a person than President Donald Trump…

Amazon owns the implacably hostile (to Trump) Washington Post.

Trump has in fact referred to that august daily as the “Amazon Washington Post.”

And one of Trump’s tweets could hold a $64,000 clue into a potential antitrust lawsuit:

Is Fake News Washington Post being used… to keep Politicians from looking into Amazon no-tax monopoly?

David says Trump’s tweet “constitutes a frontal assault from the Oval Office on Amazon…”

“True, The Donald is well on his way toward his last helicopter ride,” David continues.

But he adds, “I’d even bet on Trump launching a major regulatory or antitrust attack on Amazon as he finally goes down in flames. Just the prospect of antitrust legislation could send its stock price plunging.”

David’s not alone.

Jim Rickards says the odds of the U.S. Department of Justice labeling Amazon a monopoly is “far more likely than 99% of pundits believe.”

About Brian Maher:

Brian Maher is the Daily Reckoning’s Managing Editor. Before signing on to Agora Financial, he was an independent researcher and writer who covered economics, politics and international affairs. His work has appeared in the Asia Times and other news outlets around the world. He holds a Master’s degree in Defense & Strategic Studies.